Laser Power Beaming for Lunar Night and Permanently Shadowed Regions
Whitepaper #302 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: Mercury and/or the Moon; technology development
by Jonathan Grandidier, Paul Jaffe, William T. Roberts, Malcolm W. Wright, Abigail A. Fraeman, Carol A. Raymond, Alex Austin, Philip Lubin, Eric T. Sunada, John-Paul Jones, Ansel Barchowsky, and John D. Baker
Published onMar 18, 2021
Laser Power Beaming for Lunar Night and Permanently Shadowed Regions
Laser power beaming involves the wireless transfer of power, and could provide a revolutionary new way to power robotic systems in permanently shadowed regions (PSR) or a base during the lunar night. It has the potential to represent an alternative solution to provide power where sunlight is unavailable.
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